Carmilla giving that bat wing charm to Laura is the equivalent of a cat bringing a dead animal to its human as an act of love, i mean seriously look at her face:
“look human, i have brought you a gift to symbolize my undying loyalty”
Don we now our gay apparel fa la la la la la la la la!
They won the ugly sweater contest, but the fun only lasted for about 20 minutes, after which Carmilla spent the rest of the party wearing only a bra while Laura spent the evening smothered in a sweater twice her size.